ITHACA, N.Y - The No. 11 Columbia men's squash team hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday, Dec. 7 for its Ivy League match against No. 8 Cornell. For the second straight season, these two teams competed in a close contest to begin conference play. The Big Red edged the Lions 5-4 to hand Columbia its first loss this season.

Ramit Tandon put together an impressive performance in a win at the No. 1 position, taking the game in straight sets, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9. Joshua Sekhar also had a solid day at the No. 4 position adding another sweep for the Lions, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10.